The Saga of Pecos Bill Selection & Vocabulary Quiz

Which sentence best tells how the beginning of the play helps the reader understand the rest of the play?

• It tells how big the state of Texas is.

• It tells what made Pecos Bill an unusual child.

• It tells why people used to move West a long time ago.

• It tells how Ma and Pa kept forgetting their children’s names.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

Ma and Pa could not afford a teddy bear. What does the word afford mean?

• sell

• make

• find

• pay for

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why is Cowboy 1 surprised when he first sees Pecos Bill drinking water at the  river?

• Pecos Bill is acting like a coyote.

• Pecos Bill is fighting a grizzly bear.

• Pecos Bill is riding a mountain lion.

• Pecos Bill is making a lasso out of a snake.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

How does Pecos Bill help the cowboys?

• He ends the drought.

• He watches their cows.

• He gets rid of the trees.

• He protects them from animals.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

Why is Pecos Bill’s fight with the tornado important?

• It explains why cowboys carry a rope.

• It tells how Pecos Bill became a cowboy.

• It tells how big tornadoes used to become.

• It explains why there are wide open spaces across Texas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

In the story, Pecos Bill finds a "genuine" grizzly bear. What does genuine mean?

• real; exactly what it seems to be

• fake

• baby

• dead

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The "saga" begins when Ma and Pa hear about new land in the west. What is a "saga?"

• short story

• poem

• long, detailed story about heroic events

• facts about a topic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Bill "coiled" up a 30 foot rattlesnake. What does "coiled" mean?

• shaped into a straight line

• shaped in a crooked way

• shaped into loops and rings

• shaped like a snake

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Bill wanted to "tame" the tornado. What does "tame" mean?

• be friends

• mean

• teach it what he wanted it to do

• sweet

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

In the story, the tornado whipped and "whirled." What does "whirled" mean?

• spun and turned quickly

• moved very slow

• moved in a zig zag pattern

• stayed still

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4